Heavy rain associated with a low pressure system southeast of New Jersey moved into Morris County during the early morning of the 12th. Three day storm totals (from the 11th through the 14th)  in the county averaged between two and five inches with the highest amounts in the eastern part of the county. The majority of the heavy rain fell during the morning of the 12th. The heavy rain caused small stream flooding during the morning of the 12th and then spread into the Passaic Basin where flooding lasted for a week. The worst effects were in the borough of Lincoln Park where flooding from both the Passaic and Pompton Rivers forced the evacuation of about 150 residents in the borough's Midwood section, many by boat. More than 30 roads were closed in the borough, some had up to four feet of water on them. One school bus became stuck in the flood waters. There were no injuries. In nearby Pequannock Borough, U.S. Route 202 was closed because of flooding. The flooding on the 8th and 9th and the flooding during this week damaged over 2,700 single family homes, over 640 apartment units and 220 businesses throughout the state of New Jersey.The Passaic River at Chatham was above its 6 foot flood stage from 9 a.m. EDT on the 12th through 315 p.m. EDT on the 16th. It crested at 6.66 feet at 1145 a.m. EDT on the 12th. Farther downstream at Pine Brook, the Passaic River was above its 19 foot flood stage from 1145 a.m. EDT on the 12th through 745 a.m. EDT on the 19th. It crested at 20.62 feet at 830 a.m. EDT on the 15th. Farther downstream at Two Bridges, the Passaic River was above its 9 foot flood stage from 622 p.m. EDT on the 12th through 545 p.m. EDT on the 18th. It crested at 12.18 feet at 1030 p.m. EDT on the 14th. Three day storm totals included 5.68 inches in Chatham, 4.40 inches in Boonton, 2.79 inhce in Lake Hopatcong, 2.60 inches in Morristown nd 2.32 inches in West Wharton.  The cold frontal boundary that produced the heavy rain on the 8th stalled in the nearby Atlantic Ocean. A series of low pressure systems lifted north along this boundary. Moisture from dissipated tropical depression number 22 was ingested into this system from near Bermuda. A high pressure system over nearby Canada and New England helped block any northward or eastward progression of the frontal boundary and the low pressure systems until the 14th. The heavy rain the past week cemented October 2005 as being the wettest October on record for the state of New Jersey since state records began in 1895.  The preliminary statewide average precipitation total of 11.91 inches was 8.40 inches wetter than normal and would also be the wettest month on record surpassing the August 1955 statewide average of 11.44 inches. October 2005 was also the wettest October on record at Atlantic City International Airport with a precipitation total of 9.04 inches.The October precipitation total in Trenton was 9.92 inches, 7.30 inches wetter than normal.

Flash Flood in MORRIS, NEW JERSEY
From 12-OCT-05 08:00:00 to 12-OCT-05 11:00:00 (EST)
Location: EAST PORTION
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Flood in MORRIS, NEW JERSEY
From 12-OCT-05 11:00:00 to 19-OCT-05 06:45:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC